I didn't notice at first but my wife did. We had dinner with a dutch couple in Pingyao and the guy also hadn't noticed but his wife also said she had noticed the pantyhose. Ask the women. They're more prone to pickup on that kind of thing. Also, I haven't seen women with painted toenails. You'll see finger nails done, but my wife has had a few comments on the toenails.

OK, so I'm sure it's not ALWAYS, but it seems to more more the norm than not for sure. Even women wearing long pants and open shoes seem to wear hose or something on their feet. Is that a sun prevention thing?